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House on the Flight of Birds by Bernardo Rodrigues

The house is located in the north side of S. Michael Island in the
Azores. Since the microclimate of this farmland offers frequent wind and
showers, the first design strategy was to block these winds with a
wall, and offer diverse patios and covered courtyards to protect against
rain. These patios and courtyards also open all living spaces to the
natural green by glass walls, which receded from the exterior.On the upper-floor, there are private rooms that are more enclosed and
protected. The typology follows an almost classical Palladian and
Scamozzi central plan design, with double height on living room, and
then two lateral wings enclosing one the kitchen.The house also uses the high chimneys from popular residential
architecture, a covered interior patio, and the other wing has the
circulations for the first floor and to the roof terrace. These two
wings end with light entrances from the south. The roof offers a
wonderful view of all of the island’s north shore.